| By: Brian Cheang, Bacchus Barua, Jake Fuss, Paige MacPherson, Mackenzie Moir and Steven Globerman
Meritocracy, Personal Responsibility, and Encouraging Investment: Lessons from Singapore’s Economic Growth Miracle finds that western countries including Canada can learn from Singapore’s pro-growth policies, which have helped transform Singapore from a comparatively poor country into one of the world’s richest countries.
| By: Matthew D. Mitchell, Peter J. Boettke and Konstantin Zhukov
The Road to Freedom: Estonia’s Rise from Soviet Vassal State to One of the Freest Nations on Earth finds that after Estonia ended socialist rule and transitioned back to a market democracy, Estonians enjoyed vast improvements in incomes, living standards and other key measures of prosperity.
| By: Matthew D. Mitchell, Peter J. Boettke and Konstantin Zhukov
The Road to Freedom: Estonia’s Remarkable Rise from Socialist Vassal State to One of the Freest Nations on Earth, part of the Fraser Institute’s Realities of Socialism series, finds that after the Soviet Union invaded Estonia and imposed socialism, living standards in Estonia plummeted—particularly compared to neighbouring Finland.
| By: Lars Christensen, Matthew D. Mitchell, Bacchus Barua, Jake Fuss, Paige MacPherson, Mackenzie Moir and Steven Globerman
The Free Enterprise Welfare State: A History of Denmark’s Unique Economic Model finds that, despite common misperceptions, middle-class workers in Denmark pay relatively high taxes for Denmark’s large government.
